If you're at all into reggae, you know who Lee Perry is. What you may not know is that as far back as his Black Ark studio days he was working with non-reggae musicians, the best known collaboration being with the Clash. Amongst others he worked with were the McCartneys, those McCartneys. I had heard about the collaboration and shuddered at the thought. I recently gave in and gave two cuts a listen. While not as offensive as I expected, it's still just bland cod reggae. But, man, would I have loved being a fly on the wall at Black Ark. Imagine the conversations that may have occurred. As it is, two years later Perry would end up intentionally burning down Black Ark. Were the events connected? While you ponder that, here's the two cuts and a link to posts about Lee Perry from the past.
Linda McCartney - Sugartime (streaming) at YouTube
Linda McCartney - Mister Sandman (streaming) at YouTube
Lee Perry - Past posts here Note: Some of the music links may be dead.
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Remembering Paul and Linda McCartney’s ill-fated collaboration with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry at Far Out
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